US approves $11.1B arms sale for Taiwan, largest ever

The proposed arms sales cover eight items, including HIMARS rocket systems, howitzers, Javelin anti-tank missiles, Altius loitering munition drones and parts for other equipment, Taiwan's defense m...

US Congress passes record $901B defense bill

The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to advance the legislation setting policy for the Pentagon—sending the bill to the White House, which has said President Donald Trump will sign it into law. Tap for ...

Germany opens joint drone defense center in Berlin

Germany opened its first joint drone defense center combining state and federal capabilities on Wednesday—as part of efforts to defend against growing espionage and sabotage, said the interior mini...

Poland to produce, lay anti-personnel mines along border in first since Cold War

Poland will start producing anti‑personnel mines for the first time since the Cold War and plans to deploy them along its eastern border—and may export them to Ukraine, the deputy defense minister ...

Cambodian soldiers describe “toxic gas” after Thai airstrikes

Cambodian soldier Kun Yong said he had been forced to pull back from his frontline position recently after he had trouble breathing—after a sortie by a Thai aircraft. Tap for the full brief.

Mexican president calls on UN to act to avoid Venezuela “bloodshed” amid US blockade order

The United States has moved thousands of troops and nearly a dozen warships, including an aircraft carrier, toward Venezuela's Caribbean shores. Tap for the full brief.

Western troops could repel Russian forces breaking truce under Ukraine guarantees, says Germany

"The fact that the Americans have made such a commitment - to protect Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire as if it were NATO territory - I think that's a remarkable new position for the United Stat...

US not planning to release unedited boat strike video to public, Hegseth says

"In keeping with long-standing Department of War policy, Department of Defense policy, of course we're not going to release a top-secret full unedited video of that to the general public," U.S. Def...

UK police charge two men with belonging to Hezbollah, attending terrorism training

Two British-Lebanese men appeared in a London court on Tuesday—charged with belonging to the banned Iran-backed group Hezbollah and attending terrorism training camps, with one of the two accused o...

Ex-SKorea President Yoon tried to provoke North into aggression to spark coup, prosecutor says

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to justify his December 2024 martial law declaration—and eliminate political opponents, a ...

Israeli forces kill Palestinian teen in West Bank, health ministry says

The boy was shot after Israeli troops gathered in Tuqu' late on Monday—and began firing "indiscriminately", the town’s council reportedly said. Tap for the full brief.

Myanmar junta using human wave attacks, drones to fight rebels, say observers

The junta has also been boosted by the backing of China—which has applied diplomatic and financial pressure on resistance groups to stop fighting. Tap for the full brief.

US says it struck three vessels in Pacific

"Intelligence confirmed that the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and were engaged in narco-trafficking," the U.S. military said in a social media...

Ukraine hits Russian submarine in first underwater drone attack

krainian underwater drones disabled a Russian Kilo-class attack submarine in the Russian navy's Novorossiysk sea base—in the first operation of its kind, Ukrainian officials said Monday. Tap for th...

Filmmaker Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead of apparent homicide, son arrested

Nick Reiner, 32, is being held in a Los Angeles County jail on a $4 million bond, according to jail records. Tap for the full brief.